St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-28
DEFENDS HIS COUNTRY.
n Correspondent Gives Some
Pointers About the Canadian
Pacific Railroad and the Fish


Il OiutcES AUOut tHc Sdndulan
Pacific Railroad and the Fish
cries Controversy.
To the Editor of the Globe.
In recent issue you copy a dispatch.
telegraphed to London from New York,
in reference to the probability of the
government of Canada purchasing the
Canadian Pacific. This is only on a par
with two-thirds of the gush and trash
telegraphed from New York to
London. and vice versa, not only
on Canadian Pacific railway mat
tiers, but the fishery question and
the Irish question as well. The do
miniOn of Canada spent five years to
evade the direct building of the Canadian
Pacific railroad as government meas
ure. Had no syndicate ever been con-
solidated, through the efforts chiefly of
Sir Charles Upper, the road would
have been undertaken by the govern
ment-as it was provided for in
the articles of the dominion con-
stitution. The government already
had the experience of having
made one railway government
undertaking, and the mountain of gross
imposition they have been obliged to
shoulder made them Shudder at facing
an apparently greater one. The pres
ent Grit opposition of Canada, under
their leader, Alex Mckenzie, advertised
for two years in all the leading papers
of America and Europe, to find any cor
pOratiOn-rather than themselves-who
would undertake the job. They failed
in inducing any capitalists to act under
their administration. Upon the down.
fall of the Grit government, Sir Charles
nd al, A
donald effected syndicate and obtained
better terms and cheaper to Canada,
than those offered by the opposition.
For this the present syndicate, the adj
miniStratiOn and the Canadian Pacific
railway generally, have earnd the I'M
dying hatred of numerous Grit poll
ticianS, who never hesitate to
telegraph the most outrageous lies
eiether to New York or London, if
thereby they can make point against
the present very strong and increasing
popular government of Canada. The
government has assisted the railway,
and will still do so if necessary; but
they have not the most remote idea of
meddling with it as a business under
taking. The Canadian Pacific railroad
is very popular with the large majority
of the dominion, and its finances were
never in better shape than now. It's
business is growing SO rapidly that Mr..
Van Horne has ordered 1,400 more box
cars and twenty-five more engines this
present month. This railroad is bound
to do big thing for st. Paul and Min
neapOliS.
This discussion brings to mind quite
long interview had last week with
Sir Charles Upper, when at the Ryan,
St. Paul. Sir Charles said it seemed
very difficult to get the American
people to get a right view of
American and dominion interests.
In Washington. on the fishery question,
it seemed very difficult for Americans
to understand the position of Canada in
reference to its OWN rights as against
those of the United States. He says
Americans cannot understand ''why
Canada should not show the same
courtesy to American fishing vessels
that the United States are willing to
concede to those of Canada" Neither.
he says. can they fully perceive the
great difference between fishing YES
sci and one of commercial trading
nature. Canada has the richest and
most extensive fisheries in the world,
whilst all those of the United States on
this side the sea are of no necessity or
value in the interests of Canada. Sir
Charles thinks the whole question will
receive satisfactory solution, but his
closing remarks were: ut was rather
early in the Investigations yet for any
parties TO come to decision
Minneapolis, Dec %.
CANADIAN